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At a glance
| Dates | 30–31 Oct 2026Happening now · 23rd edition, theme "A sweet day at Yedangho" (예당호에서의 달콤한 하루). Organized by the Yedang Apple Horticultural Cooperative (contact 041-332-3506). KTO and the ministry note that the programme may change; no timetable or stage line-up had been published as of 18 October 2026. Separate from the Yesan Market Samguk Festival (22–25 October 2026, in Yesan-eup). |
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| Hours | 10:00–20:00 on Friday 30 October; 10:00–18:00 on Saturday 31 October |
| Admission | Free (KTO). Apples, food, apple wine and desserts are paid. The Yedangho Monorail beside the bridge is a separate paid ride (₩8,000 for adults); the bridge and sculpture park are free.Entry: Free · Yedangho Monorail (separate attraction next to the bridge): ₩8,000 |
| Venue | Yedangho Suspension Bridge area, Yedang Reservoir충청남도 예산군 응봉면 후사리 39 |
| Nearest station | Yesan Station (예산역), Korail Janghang Line (Mugunghwa, Saemaeul and ITX-Maeum from Yongsan)Not walkable: the festival is at the Yedangho suspension bridge in Eungbong-myeon, about 6 km beyond Yesan town centre; take a taxi, about 20–30 minutes (travel article; fare not documented) |
| From Seoul | about 1 h 55 min · Train + TaxiLeave from Yongsan Station · One-way fare from ₩8,300 · Back to Seoul the same nightFull route · Festivals by travel time from Seoul |
| Organizer | Yedang Apple Horticultural Cooperative (2026); earlier editions were run by Yesan County예당사과원예농업협동조합 |
| Usual timing | Two to four days in late October or mid-November, at apple harvest time: 28–30 Oct 2022, 11–12 Nov 2023, 23–26 Oct 2025 (together with the Yesan Market Samguk Festival) and 30–31 Oct 2026. The venue changes from year to year: a market car park in 2022, the county stadium area in 2023, the market streets in 2025 and the Yedangho suspension bridge in 2026. Browse October / November festivals. |
| Last checked | 29 October 2026Checked against 28 sources · See sources |
What it is like
Yesan has grown apples since 1923, when the first orchard was planted in Godeok-myeon, and sells them as "hwangto" (red-clay) apples, crediting the soil, water from Yedang Reservoir and wide day-night temperature swings. In 2023, the 100th year of apple growing, 972 households farmed apples on 1,042 hectares, and Fuji (busa) is the main late-autumn variety. The county's apple festival, long billed as the Yesan Hwangto Apple Festival, is a harvest fair where growers sell direct, with games and stage shows around it.
The festival moves around. The 19th edition, 28–30 October 2022, filled the Yeokjeon Market car park in Yesan-eup and was the first fully in-person edition in three years, after COVID-19 and fruit-tree disease disruptions; more than 10,000 people came on the opening day. In November 2023 it was held around the Yesan Stadium complex to mark the centenary of apple growing, and in 2025 the 22nd edition shared dates and streets with the Yesan Market Samguk Festival (23–26 October) in the town centre.
The 23rd edition, on Friday 30 and Saturday 31 October 2026, is run by the Yedang Apple Horticultural Cooperative at the Yedangho suspension bridge, under the theme "A sweet day at Yedangho". The centrepiece is the Yesan Apple Sale Festa, where growers and the cooperative sell apples at discounted prices on the two festival days only. Around it are apple desserts and products from local makers, games and quizzes run by costumed performers, group apple games, apple wine, performances mixing jazz, gugak and classical music, and fireworks over the reservoir. KTO and the ministry note that the programme may change, and no timetable had been published by 18 October.
The venue is a destination in itself: the 402 m bridge, which KTO bills as the country's largest, opened in April 2019, is free to cross and passed 10 million visitors in June 2026. A music fountain, a paid monorail, a sculpture park and an observation tower sit beside it on the shore of Yedang Reservoir, whose shoreline runs about 40 km. Note that this is a different event from the Yesan Market Samguk Festival, which is in the town centre a week earlier (22–25 October 2026). Yesan has no KTX, but trains and buses from Seoul take under two hours, then it is about 6 km by taxi to the bridge.
Highlights
- Yesan Apple Sale Festa: growers and the Yedang Apple Horticultural Cooperative sell Yesan apples at discounted prices, on the two festival days only
- Set at the Yedangho suspension bridge, a free 402 m footbridge over Yedang Reservoir that opened in April 2019 and passed 10 million visitors in June 2026
- 23rd edition: Friday 30 October (10:00–20:00) and Saturday 31 October 2026 (10:00–18:00), free entry
- Fireworks over Yedang Reservoir, and performances mixing jazz, gugak (Korean traditional music) and classical music, with apple wine and apple desserts
- Apple games and quizzes with costumed performers, group apple games for all ages, and apple desserts and products from local makers
- Beside the Yedangho Monorail, sculpture park and observation tower; the Yesan Market Samguk Festival runs in the town centre a week earlier (22–25 October 2026)
Who it suits. Best for fruit lovers, families and anyone who wants to pair a growers' apple market with a walk over a long lakeside suspension bridge, about two hours from Seoul; less suited to travellers who need English-language programmes, since none was published, or who would rather avoid a taxi, as the venue is about 6 km outside Yesan town.
Getting there
From Seoul
Janghang Line train from Yongsan Station to Yesan Station: 15–16 a day in the national timetable data for mid-October 2026, 1 h 52 m–1 h 59 m by Mugunghwa (₩8,300) or 1 h 44 m–1 h 51 m by Saemaeul or ITX-Maeum (₩12,300); there is no KTX. Or a bus from Seoul Central City (Honam line) to Yesan Terminal: 7 a day, 1 h 45 m, ₩9,500 regular or ₩13,900 deluxe. The festival is not in town but at the Yedangho suspension bridge in Eungbong-myeon, about 6 km from the town centre (KTO gives 5.9 km from Yesan Permanent Market); take a taxi from the station or terminal (about 20–30 minutes from Yesan Station, per a travel article), as no festival shuttle or local bus route was documented.
From Incheon Airport
No direct bus between Incheon Airport and Yesan Terminal appears in the October 2026 timetable (Yesan's 3 daily buses to Incheon go to Incheon Bus Terminal in the city). Go via Seoul: AREX to Seoul Station, then on to Yongsan for the Janghang Line, and a taxi from Yesan Station to the bridge.
Last leg from Yesan Station
Korail Janghang Line (Mugunghwa, Saemaeul and ITX-Maeum from Yongsan). Not walkable: the festival is at the Yedangho suspension bridge in Eungbong-myeon, about 6 km beyond Yesan town centre; take a taxi, about 20–30 minutes (travel article; fare not documented)
Festival shuttle
No festival shuttle information was found for 2026.
Getting home
The festival runs to 20:00 on Friday 30 October and to 18:00 on Saturday 31 October. Trains from Yesan to Yongsan (about 1 h 45 m–2 h) and buses from Yesan Terminal to Seoul Central City run into the evening, but the last departures on 30–31 October could not be checked against Korail or the bus operator, so check the last train in the Korail+ app (코레일+, where KTX and former SRT trains are now booked) or at Yesan Station, and the last bus at the terminal, before you go. Allow 20–30 minutes for the taxi of about 6 km back to town.
Parking
The Yedangho suspension bridge area has free parking (KTO data), including a smart car park (travel listings). No festival parking plan or capacity was published for 2026.
How to switch Naver Map and Kakao Map to English
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Before you go
1330 · Travel hotline
The Korea Tourism Organization’s helpline answers in English, Japanese and Chinese around the clock, and in several other languages from 08:00 to 19:00. Dial 1330 from a Korean phone, or +82-2-1330 from a phone registered abroad.
112 / 119 · Emergencies
112 for police, 119 for fire and ambulance. Both are free from any phone. Police on 112 can add an English or Chinese interpreter to the call.
T-money card
Buy one at a convenience store such as GS25, CU or 7-Eleven and top it up there with cash. It pays for subways and buses in most cities, and for most taxis.
Maps
Use Naver Map or Kakao Map for walking and bus directions; Google Maps does not yet give walking directions in Korea. Both apps can be switched to English. Naver Map: Menu (≡) → Settings → Language (Japanese and Chinese also available). Kakao Map: Menu (≡) → Settings → App settings → Language. If the option is missing, change your phone’s language and reopen the app. Small shop names and some reviews stay in Korean.
Trains and buses
Book trains on Korail’s English site and express buses on Kobus. Holiday weekends sell out first.
Checked 18 October 2026.
Tickets, prices and practical details
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | Free | |
| Apples at the Sale Festa | — | Sold at discounted prices; 2026 prices not published |
| Yedangho Monorail (separate attraction next to the bridge) | ₩8,000 | Adults; youth ₩7,000, children ₩6,000, under 36 months free, tickets on site only (listings site); not a festival charge |
- Booking
- No booking for entry, and no sign-up details for the games and apple activities were published. Festival contact listed by KTO: 041-332-3506 (Yedang Apple Horticultural Cooperative). Monorail tickets are sold on site only.
- English on site
- No English programme or interpretation was documented; stage shows and games are likely to be in Korean. KTO's English site carries a short listing for the festival.
- Crowds
- No visitor counts were published for recent editions; the 2022 edition drew more than 10,000 people on its opening day. The bridge is busy in its own right, with more than 10 million visitors since it opened in April 2019.
- Best time to go
- Friday 30 October, which has the longer hours (to 20:00) and an evening by the lake; the Sale Festa apple sale runs on both days only. The fireworks time had not been published. The bridge itself stays open until 22:00, and from October the music fountain plays at 11:00, 14:00, 17:00, 19:30 and 20:30 on weekdays, with an extra 18:30 show at weekends (KTO data).
- What to bring
- A sturdy bag for apple boxes, a warm, windproof layer for the bridge and lakeside in the evening, and comfortable shoes for the 402 m bridge and shore paths.
2026 program
- Yesan Apple Sale Festa (예산사과 세일페스타): orchard growers and the Yedang Apple Horticultural Cooperative sell apples at discounted prices, on the two festival days only (the flagship programme)
- Sagwa-reul Butakhae ("Please look after the apples"): local food and farm businesses promote and sell apple desserts and products
- Do You Like Apple? (두유 라이크 애플?): costumed performers run apple games and quizzes around the grounds, with prizes
- Yesan Apple Festagroup apple games for all ages
- Yedangho fireworks over the reservoir (time not published)
- Performances mixing jazz, gugak and classical music; apple wine and apple desserts; promotion, sales and food stalls
23rd edition, theme "A sweet day at Yedangho" (예당호에서의 달콤한 하루). Organized by the Yedang Apple Horticultural Cooperative (contact 041-332-3506). KTO and the ministry note that the programme may change; no timetable or stage line-up had been published as of 18 October 2026. Separate from the Yesan Market Samguk Festival (22–25 October 2026, in Yesan-eup).
Editions
| Year | Dates | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Late October to mid-November 2027 is likely, going by recent editions (28–30 Oct 2022, 11–12 Nov 2023, 23–26 Oct 2025, 30–31 Oct 2026); the venue changes from year to year. Nothing announced as of 18 October 2026. | expected | Would be the 24th edition. |
| 2026 | 30–31 Oct 2026 | confirmed | Around the Yedangho suspension bridge (39 Husa-ri, Eungbong-myeon) on Yedang Reservoir, about 6 km from Yesan town centre; KTO says the bridge was chosen as this year's venue to promote Yesan apples together with the lake's tourist sites. |
| 2025 | 23–26 Oct 2025 | ended | Around Yesan Market in Yesan-eup. |
| 2023 | 11–12 Nov 2023 | ended | Around the Yesan Stadium complex (예산종합운동장 일원). |
| 2022 | 28–30 Oct 2022 | ended | Yeokjeon Market car park area, Yesan-eup. |
Before or after the festival
Places you can fit in before or after the festival without missing the shuttle or the last train or bus back.
A lakeside monorail that runs 1,320 m along the shore of Yedang Reservoir past the suspension bridge and sculpture park, about 22 minutes a ride in 24-seat cars. In October it runs 09:00–20:30 Friday to Sunday (KTO data updated 8 October 2026; last boarding not published), so it fits before the festival or after the 18:00 close on Saturday. Adults ₩8,000, youth ₩7,000, children ₩6,000. Tip: tickets are sold on site only.
Getting there: On foot from the suspension bridge, about 280 m (KTO data)
A music fountain on Yedang Reservoir beside the 402 m suspension bridge where the festival is held, with LED-lit shows and a jet that reaches up to 110 m. From October the evening shows are at 19:30 and 20:30 on weekdays, plus 18:30 at weekends (KTO data; none on Mondays), so on Friday catch the 20:30 show after the 20:00 close and on Saturday the 18:30 one after the 18:00 close. The bridge stays open until 22:00. Tip: book your taxi back before the show ends.
Getting there: At the festival venue, about 60 m from the bridge (KTO data); free
- Yesan Permanent Market (예산상설시장)After
Yesan's town-centre market: a permanent market opened in 1981 and modernised in 2002 and 2005, beside a five-day market dating from the 1920s and a gukbap street. The five-day market runs on dates ending in 5 and 0, so Friday 30 October is a market day. It is in Yesan-eup, the town the trains and buses leave from, so go for dinner after the festival; hours vary by shop (KTO data), so check ahead on Friday evening. Tip: 60-year-old Yesan Jangteo Gukbap is about 140 m from the market.
Getting there: Taxi back towards town, about 6 km (KTO data gives 5.9 km); fare not documented
- Getting awayAfter
No shuttle or local bus to the bridge was documented, so the way back is a taxi of about 6 km (20–30 minutes) to Yesan Station or the terminal. Everyone leaves at once when the festival closes (20:00 Friday, 18:00 Saturday): arrange your taxi before then, or stay for a fountain show and go after the rush, keeping an eye on your last train.
Questions travelers ask
When is the Yesan Apple Festival 2026?
Friday 30 October (10:00–20:00) and Saturday 31 October 2026 (10:00–18:00), around the Yedangho suspension bridge in Eungbong-myeon, Yesan, Chungcheongnam-do. It is the 23rd edition.
Is it free?
Yes. Entry is free and the bridge is free to cross; you pay for apples, food and drink. The Yedangho Monorail beside the bridge is a separate paid ride (₩8,000 for adults).
Can I buy apples there?
Yes. The Yesan Apple Sale Festa, run by growers and the Yedang Apple Horticultural Cooperative, sells Yesan apples at discounted prices on the two festival days only. 2026 prices were not published. Yesan has grown apples since 1923, and Fuji (busa) is the main late-autumn variety.
How do I get there from Seoul?
Take a Janghang Line train from Yongsan Station to Yesan Station, 1 h 52 m–1 h 59 m by Mugunghwa (₩8,300) or 1 h 44 m–1 h 51 m by Saemaeul or ITX-Maeum (₩12,300), or a bus from Seoul Central City to Yesan Terminal (1 h 45 m, ₩9,500). Then take a taxi about 6 km to the Yedangho suspension bridge; no festival shuttle was announced.
Is it the same as the Yesan Market Samguk Festival?
No. The two shared dates and the market streets in 2025 (23–26 October), but in 2026 the Samguk food festival is in Yesan town centre on 22–25 October and the apple festival is at the Yedangho suspension bridge on 30–31 October.
What is the Yedangho suspension bridge?
A 402 m pedestrian suspension bridge over Yedang Reservoir that opened in April 2019 and passed 10 million visitors in June 2026. It is free to cross and has a music fountain, a monorail, a sculpture park and an observation tower beside it. At this time of year it is open 09:00–22:00, so you can stay on after the festival closes.
Is the festival always held at the bridge?
No, the venue changes. It was at the Yeokjeon Market car park in Yesan-eup in 2022, around the Yesan Stadium complex in 2023 and around Yesan Market in 2025; KTO says the bridge was chosen as the 2026 venue.
When is the Yesan Apple Festival 2027?
Not announced as of 18 October 2026. Recent editions fell between late October and mid-November (28–30 October 2022, 11–12 November 2023, 23–26 October 2025, 30–31 October 2026), so expect a similar window.
Sources and verification
Facts checked
29 October 2026, against the sources listed below.
This page is desk research from the sources below, not a firsthand report of the 2026 edition. Confidence in the current facts: medium.
- KTO TourAPI listing 예산사과축제 (contentId 639648)kto — 23rd edition 30–31 Oct 2026, 10:00–20:00 (31 Oct 10:00–18:00), free, venue 예당호출렁다리 일원, address 응봉면 후사리 39, coordinates 36.6390/126.8020, organizer 예당사과원예농업협동조합, phone 041-332-3506; bridge billed as the country's largest and chosen as this year's venue; observation tower; theme; Sale Festa only on the two days
- Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism — festival listing: 예산사과축제ministry — 23rd edition 30–31 Oct 2026, 10:00–20:00 on 30 Oct and 10:00–18:00 on 31 Oct, Yedangho suspension bridge area, free, Yedang Apple Horticultural Cooperative, 041-332-3506, Yesan County festival page fstvlNo=6; schedule may change
- VISITKOREA (KTO English) — Yesan Apple Festival listing (cid 639648)kto — English-site listing: 30–31 Oct 2026, hours, free, 39 Husa-ri, Eungbong-myeon, organizer, phone 041-332-3506; programme incl. Sale Festa, apple games, Yedangho fireworks; no transport directions
- ktriptips (KTO data mirror) — 예산황토사과축제 (제23회 예산사과축제)kto — 2026 programme: 예산사과 세일페스타, 사과를 부탁해!, 두유 라이크 애플?, 예산사과 애플페스타, 예당호 불꽃축제; nearby: bridge and music fountain about 62 m, monorail about 277 m, sculpture park and Yedang tourist area about 303 m, observation tower about 388 m
- Popga — 제23회 예산사과축제 (Yesan Apple Festival)other — 23rd edition Fri 30 Oct–Sat 31 Oct 2026, Fri 10:00–20:00 and Sat 10:00–18:00, free, 39 Husa-ri, Eungbong-myeon; programme incl. fireworks and jazz, gugak and classical performances
- Kukinews — 제9회 예산장터삼국축제·제22회 예산사과축제 10월 23일 개막 (29 Aug 2025)news — 22nd Yesan Apple Festival 23–26 Oct 2025, held jointly with the 9th Yesan Market Samguk Festival around Yesan Market; Yesan County
- Kyunghyang Shinmun — 예산장터삼국축제·예산사과축제 계획 (29 Aug 2025)news — 9th Samguk festival 23–26 Oct 2025 with the 22nd Yesan Apple Festival
- Twig24 — 충남 예산 사과 재배 100년…황토사과 본격 출하 (6 Nov 2023)news — Apple growing since 1923 (first orchard in Godeok-myeon), 100th year in 2023; red clay, Yedang water and temperature swings; 972 households, 1,042 ha; Fuji (부사) shipping; Yesan Hwangto Apple Festival on the 11th–12th around the Yesan Stadium complex for the centenary
- The Fact — 예산황토사과축제 28일 개막...3년만에 대면 행사 (26 Oct 2022)news — 19th edition 28–30 Oct 2022 at the Yeokjeon Market car park, Yesan-eup; theme; first in-person in three years after COVID-19 and fruit-tree disease; programme; 2,500 picking places with ₩3,000 vouchers; 35 vendors; sale 24 Oct–1 Nov at Hanaro Mart Yangjae and online
- The Fact — 예산황토사과축제 개막...3년만의 대면 행사에 성황 (29 Oct 2022)news — 19th edition opened 28 Oct 2022; more than 10,000 visitors on the opening day; Yesan County; apple growing in Yesan since 1923
- Twig24 — 예산 필수 여행지 '출렁다리', 7년만에 1000만명 돌파 (30 Jun 2026)news — Yedangho suspension bridge 402 m, opened April 2019, passed 10 million visitors on 30 Jun 2026; reservoir shoreline about 40 km; music fountain, monorail, floating pier; local-food direct store recently opened at the Yedang tourist area
- Daum (여행 숙소이야기) — 한국에서 가장 큰 저수지 건너는 출렁다리 (4 Jul 2026)blog — Bridge 402 m, opened April 2019; free entry and free parking incl. a smart car park; music fountain up to 110 m, no shows on Mondays; bridge hours 09:00–22:00 in season, 09:00–20:00 in winter, closed the first Monday of the month
- Telltrip — 예당호 출렁다리 야간 레이저 영상쇼 (15 Dec 2025)blog — Bridge 402 m, opened 6 April 2019; free admission and free parking
- KTO tourist data (ktriptips mirror, updated 10 Jun 2026) — 예당호 출렁다리(음악분수)kto — Bridge 09:00–22:00 from 1 Mar to the first Sunday of Dec, 09:00–20:00 in winter; closed the first Monday of each month; fountain closed Mondays; Oct–Dec fountain shows weekdays 11:00, 14:00, 17:00, 19:30, 20:30, weekends and holidays also 18:30; free admission; free parking
- Telltrip — 예산 예당호, 402m 무료 출렁다리와 야간 레이저쇼 품은 저수지 (16 Jan 2026, updated 12 Jun 2026)blog — Taxi from Yesan Station to the Yedangho suspension bridge about 20–30 minutes; bridge free; monorail ₩8,000 adults
- mom-mom.net — 예당호 모노레일&출렁다리other — Monorail fares ₩8,000 adults, ₩7,000 youth, ₩6,000 children, under 36 months free; tickets on site only; bridge and sculpture park free; free parking
- KTO TourAPI listing 예산장터 삼국축제 (contentId 2558866)kto — Yesan Market Samguk Festival 22–25 Oct 2026 around Yesan Permanent Market, Yesansijang-gil 2
- ktriptips (KTO data mirror) — 예산장터 삼국축제kto — Yesan five-day market (예산장) on the 5th and 10th, i.e. dates ending in 5 and 0
- ktriptips (KTO English data mirror) — Yesan Jangteo Three Kingdoms Festivalkto — Distance from Yesan Permanent Market to the Yedangho suspension bridge 5,929 m (about 5.9 km, about 6 km)
- Yongsan → Yesan train timetable, 18–24 Oct 2026 (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-18)other — 15–16 trains a day; Mugunghwa ₩8,300, 1 h 52 m–1 h 59 m; Saemaeul and ITX-Maeum ₩12,300, 1 h 44 m–1 h 51 m; about 1 h 55 m typical by Mugunghwa; no KTX
- Yesan → Yongsan train timetable, 8–14 Oct 2026 (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-08)other — Last departures in the evening in mid-October 2026 (clock times not used: not valid for the festival dates)
- Yesan Station information (third-party mirror)other — Yesan Station on the Janghang Line, Yeokjeon-ro 83, Yesan-eup
- Seoul Central City → Yesan bus timetable (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-12)other — 7 buses a day, 1 h 45 m, ₩9,500 regular / ₩13,900 deluxe
- Yesan → Seoul Central City bus timetable (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-10)other — Last bus in the evening, about 2 h 03 m to Seoul Central City (clock times not used: not valid for the festival dates)
- Yesan Terminal intercity departures (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-10)other — Incheon Bus Terminal 3 a day; no Incheon Airport route
- ktriptips (KTO data mirror, updated 8 Oct 2026) — 예당호 모노레일kto — Monorail along 1,320 m of the Yedang Reservoir shore, about 22 minutes, 24 passengers; Mar–Oct Mon–Thu 09:00–19:30, Fri–Sun and holidays 09:00–20:30; Nov–Feb Mon–Thu 09:00–17:30, Fri–Sun and holidays 09:00–20:00; closed first and third Mondays; adults ₩8,000, youth ₩7,000, children ₩6,000; homepage yedangmonorail.co.kr
- ktriptips (KTO data mirror, updated 7 Apr 2025) — 예산장 / 예산시장 (5, 10일)kto — Five-day market formed in the 1920s and a permanent market opened in 1981, modernised in 2002 and 2005; Yesansijang-gil 2; market days 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30; hours and closing days vary by shop; gukbap street next to the market; 60년전통예산장터국밥 nearby
- ktriptips (KTO data mirror, updated 10 Jun 2026) — 예당호 출렁다리(음악분수), recheckedkto — Bridge 09:00–22:00 from 1 Mar to the first Sunday of December; Oct–Dec fountain shows weekdays 11:00, 14:00, 17:00, 19:30, 20:30, weekends and holidays also 18:30; fountain closed Mondays; LED-lit fountain shows; homepage yesan.go.kr/bridge.do
What we could not confirm
- The year the festival began was not found (the 19th edition was in 2022, but whether every year was numbered is unknown).
- No 2026 timetable was published (the ministry listing, rechecked on 29 Oct 2026, still gives no programme times): the fireworks time, stage line-up and game times are unknown; the Yesan County festival page (yesan.go.kr, fstvlNo=6, linked from the ministry listing) was not opened.
- 2026 apple prices at the Sale Festa were not published.
- No local bus route or festival shuttle from Yesan Station or Yesan Terminal to the bridge was found; the taxi fare was not documented (a travel article gives 20–30 minutes from Yesan Station).
- Whether Yesan County co-hosts the 2026 edition was not stated; KTO and the ministry list only the Yedang Apple Horticultural Cooperative.
- Japanese and Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) names were not found on a KTO foreign-language page.
- Festival parking plan, restrooms, accessibility, rain policy, pet rules and foreign-card acceptance were not published.
- Last train back on the festival dates (30–31 Oct 2026) under the timetable in force that day, and the last bus from Yesan Terminal to Seoul Central City: clock times removed 27 Oct 2026 (source notes 29 Oct) as Korail and the bus operator could not be checked; journey times, frequencies and fares come from third-party mirrors of the national timetable feed for mid-October 2026.
- Yedangho Monorail last boarding time was not published; hours and fares are from KTO data (updated 8 Oct 2026), and the operator's site (yedangmonorail.co.kr) was not opened.
Changes: 2026-10-18 — Added to the site: fact-first record (dates, hours, prices, getting there, sources). · 2026-10-19 — Rechecked before the 2026 edition: added bridge hours, October music-fountain show times and the taxi time from Yesan Station. · 2026-10-19 — Added a Wikimedia Commons photograph of sunrise over Yedang Reservoir (이용덕, CC BY-SA 4.0). · 2026-10-27 — Nearby rewritten as 'Before or after the festival' (shuttle and last-train fit); transport: removed train and bus clock times taken from third-party mirrors for other October weeks, kept journey times, frequencies and fares, pointed to the Korail+ app, added how to get away by taxi; prices: no change (2026 festival prices not published; monorail fares from KTO). · 2026-10-29 — Rechecked before the 2026 edition: no changes found (dates, hours and free entry unchanged on the ministry listing; no fireworks time, shuttle or parking notice published); train and bus clock times from mid-October timetables removed from the source notes.
